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Restate API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Restate.

10 Rules error 3 warn 6 info 1
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Rules

warn
restate-operation-ids-snake-case
Operation IDs must use snake_case (Restate convention)
$.paths[*][*].operationId
warn
restate-tags-defined
All operations must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][*]
warn
restate-summary-title-case
Operation summaries must use Title Case
$.paths[*][*].summary
warn
restate-error-responses-defined
All operations must define error responses
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
error
restate-deployment-uri-required
Create deployment must require URI field
$.paths['/deployments'].post.requestBody.content.application/json.schema
info
restate-server-port-9070
Restate Admin API default server should be on port 9070
$.servers[*].url
error
restate-invocation-status-enum
Invocation status must use defined enum values
$.components.schemas.*.properties.status.enum
error
restate-paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not have trailing slashes
$.paths
warn
restate-response-schemas-defined
Success responses should reference schemas
$.paths[*][*].responses[200,201].content.application/json
warn
restate-info-version-semver
API version should follow semver format
$.info.version

Spectral Ruleset

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extends: spectral:oas
rules:
  # Restate Admin API conventions
  restate-operation-ids-snake-case:
    description: Operation IDs must use snake_case (Restate convention)
    message: "Operation ID '{{value}}' must use snake_case"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][*].operationId"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$"

  restate-tags-defined:
    description: All operations must have at least one tag
    message: "Operation must have at least one tag"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][*]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: defined

  restate-summary-title-case:
    description: Operation summaries must use Title Case
    message: "Summary '{{value}}' must use Title Case"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][*].summary"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*(\\s[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*)*$"

  restate-error-responses-defined:
    description: All operations must define error responses
    message: "Operation must define error response codes (400, 404, or 500)"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          properties:
            responses:
              type: object
              anyOf:
                - required: ["400"]
                - required: ["404"]
                - required: ["500"]

  restate-deployment-uri-required:
    description: Create deployment must require URI field
    message: "Deployment registration request must require 'uri' field"
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths['/deployments'].post.requestBody.content.application/json.schema"
    then:
      field: required
      function: defined

  restate-server-port-9070:
    description: Restate Admin API default server should be on port 9070
    message: "Admin API server URL should reference port 9070"
    severity: info
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "(localhost:9070|\\{baseUrl\\})"

  restate-invocation-status-enum:
    description: Invocation status must use defined enum values
    message: "Invocation status must be one of the defined enum values"
    severity: error
    given: "$.components.schemas.*.properties.status.enum"
    then:
      function: defined

  restate-paths-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths must not have trailing slashes
    message: "Path '{{path}}' must not have a trailing slash"
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: "/$"

  restate-response-schemas-defined:
    description: Success responses should reference schemas
    message: "200/201 response must define a schema"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][*].responses[200,201].content.application/json"
    then:
      field: schema
      function: defined

  restate-info-version-semver:
    description: API version should follow semver format
    message: "API version '{{value}}' should follow semver (e.g., 1.4.0)"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info.version"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$"

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